Hybrid Director of AI Management & Technology

PenFed Credit Union; Washington; Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

PenFed Credit Union seeks a Director of AI Management & Technology to lead AI management architecture, governance, and enterprise strategy from its Tysons, VA location. This hybrid role partners with executives to translate policies into scalable technical requirements and drive responsible AI initiatives.

The role oversees LLMs, agents, and emerging AI capabilities, shaping the AI inventory, workflows, and integrations while guiding risk management and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/DS/IS/Engineering/AI or related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive experience in AI, enterprise architecture, data governance, or related disciplines.
• 2–4 years of direct people & program management experience.
• Demonstrated experience with Generative AI, LLMs, foundation models, agents, enterprise AI platforms, or modern AI architectures.
• Experience developing enterprise technical standards, architecture requirements, governance frameworks, reference patterns, or technology strategies.
• Experience evaluating AI technologies across multiple providers, platforms, and deployment approaches.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and advising senior leadership.
• Experience within financial services or another highly regulated industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain AI management architecture requirements and reference patterns consistent with enterprise frameworks.
• Translate AI policies, standards, Responsible AI principles, and regulatory expectations into practical technical and technology requirements.
• Lead technical governance evaluations of AI platforms, tools, embedded AI, integrations, and material technology changes.
• Guide enterprise decisions involving model capabilities, data access, hosting, autonomy, permissions, human oversight, monitoring, traceability, and lifecycle management.
• Identify systemic risks, architectural dependencies, control gaps, and opportunities for standardization across AI technologies and use cases.
• Own the functional strategy and roadmap for the AI Inventory and related technology.

Skills

Generative AI

LLMs

AI governance

Enterprise architecture

Regulatory knowledge

Data governance

People leadership

Security/compliance

AI platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/DS/IS/Engineering/AI or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

PenFed Credit Union seeks a Director of AI Management & Technology to lead AI management architecture, governance, and enterprise strategy from its Tysons, VA location. This hybrid role partners with executives to translate policies into scalable technical requirements and drive responsible AI initiatives.

The role oversees LLMs, agents, and emerging AI capabilities, shaping the AI inventory, workflows, and integrations while guiding risk management and regulatory compliance.